(EFQM: Brussels) -- EFQM, a nonprofit membership foundation headquartered in Brussels, has announced the 11 finalists of the EFQM Excellence Award 2008. From this list of finalists, the award and prize winners will be named on October 28 in the Musée du Louvre at EFQM’s award dinner in Paris.
The organizations listed below represent a diversity of size, scope, sector, and geographical reach. On the map, these finalists are located from Spain to Russia, from Northern Ireland to Turkey, covering the full geographical area of the continent.
•Bosch Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. - Bursa Diesel Systems Plant, Turkey
•Bursagaz, Turkey
•Bursa Nilufer Belediyesi, Turkey
•Clinica Tambre, Spain
•Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, Northern Ireland
•Ministry of Health Eskisehir Maternity and Child Illnesses Hospital, Turkey
•Gaiker Centro Tecnológico, Spain
•Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. Kg, Germany
•TRW Airbag Systems GmbH, Germany
•Stavropol State Agrarian University, Russia
•Volkswagen Motor Polska Sp z.o.o., Poland
This year’s jury of the EFQM Excellence Award comprises, among others, the CEOs and senior executives of BT Global Services, EDF, and Bouygues, as well as high level representatives from the public sector. Through the entire process of award assessment, which involves a site visit from an international group of experienced assessors, true role model organizations are sought after and identified. While all applicants are organizations of high caliber, only a small group are awarded a finalist distinction. This year’s finalists demonstrate a strong representation in the automotive sector of the private industry and in the public sector (education, health care, and local government).
EFQM has spent more than 20 years sharing what works between its member organizations to help them implement their strategies. Through a network of more than 700 active members, comprising companies of every size and sector, EFQM applies its knowhow and extracts outstanding approaches by engaging with executives and front-line managers.
The EFQM Forum, October 27–29 in Paris, includes a gala dinner to celebrate the annual winners of the EFQM Excellence Award. The first winner, Xerox, received the award from the King of Spain in 1992. Since then, prominent governmental leaders and royalty have been invited to present this prestigious annual Award. The EFQM Excellence Award recognizes organizations with an indisputable track record of progress and results for both financial and nonfinancial performance. The Award, which is given to Europe‘s best performing companies and not-for-profit organizations, is Europe‘s most prestigious award for organizational excellence.
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